History, asked by monikagusain520, 4 months ago

Venetia Burney named
Pluto when it was
discovered! She was 11
years old!​

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Answered by simreensaini
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18 February 1930

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discovered

History of Pluto. The object formerly known as the planet Pluto was discovered on February 18, 1930 at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, by astronomer Clyde W. Tombaugh, with contributions from William H. Pickering.Nov 19, 2019

Answered by kamalagrawal48
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Venetia Katharine Douglas Burney, as an English girl of 11 years old, was credited by Clyde Tombaugh with first suggesting the name Pluto for the planet he discovered in 1930. She was living in Oxford, England, at the time.

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